Outstanding highrise right across from the Ocean! Tile throughout living & bedrooms. Kitchen has wood cabinets, stone counters & dishwasher only. Master has 2 closets including walk-in. 2nd bath has tub. Secure lobby, heated pool & clubhouse.

Great location close to the beach and I-95! This very spacious 2/2 has tile thruout living and laminate "wood" floors in the kitchen & bedrooms. Kitchen has white cabinets & tile counters. Master BR has 2 closets & tub in bathroom. 2nd bath has shower. Some roof repairs are being made and possibly a few other misc. repairs.

Desirable two story home on culdesac with fenced yard, screened patio and oversized driveway. Includes new A/C, stainless steel appliances in ’08, tile floors and remodeled master bath with roman tub and dual sinks. The very low HOA fee includes cable with HBO, lawn service for the front, sprinklers, community pool, playground and common area maintenance.

Highly desirable, rarely available custom one story courtyard home on quiet lot with lake view. Magnificent built-ins in the Family room, office and Master suite. Dream kitchen has center island and gas stove. The 5^th bedroom is an office with wood floors. Exterior was painted last year. Also includes fireplace, heated pool, accordion shutters and generator. 24 hour gated community offers swimming, tennis, and fitness center without the country club fees.

Charming townhouse in gated community! Great for investor or first time home owner. All bedrooms upstairs. Newer kitchen and baths have white raised panel cabinets. Washer and dryer are also upstairs. Minutes from turnpike, I-95, BCC, shops and dining.

Clean, charming, adorable home with fenced yard, garage, tile and laminate floors, crown moldings & inside laundry room. Split bedroom plan. Newer appliances, air conditioner, washer and dryer. Country kitchen/family room with wood cabinets. Great house for a great price!!

Great deal for east location.Minutes from the beach,shops,dining & more!White cabinets in kitchen.Wood floors in family rm.Terrazzo tile in living areas.Carpet in bedrooms.Screened Patio.All appliances are in kitchen.Master has walk-in closet.

Adorable home with eat-in kitchen on quiet street with spacious fenced yard. Large driveway with carport. Separate utility room with full size washer and dryer. "Wood" floors and tile.

Breathtaking River,Intracoastal & Ocean Views from BOTH spacious,wrap around balconies! This beautifully remodeled unit includes laminate floors and granite in the kitchen. Only appliance is microwave.Wet bar with mini refrigerator.2 walk-in closets.  Great downtown location, minutes from Las Olas, shops, restaurants and the beach! Endless amenities include rooftop clubhouse, pool, gym, meditation garden, spa, business center, basketball, raquetball and much more!

Magnificent 4/3 acre+ estate on culdesac and water lot with heated pool! Has been renovated from top to bottom with the finest of everything. All wood cabinets, granite, marble, porcelain tile and wood floors. Must see to appreciate all the details.

Home prices are one factor in determining your cost of ownership, but so are interest rates and financing availability.  Even though interest rates have gone up in the last six months, they are still near historic lows.  Since your monthly mortgage payment is a combination of paying down your principal and paying the interest owed, if home prices come down a little further but interest rates go up, it could cost you even more to service a mortgage on an identical home!

While a home is a major investment, it is also the center of your personal life.  It’s important to live in a home that reflects your taste and values, yet is within your financial “comfort zone.”  To that end, it may be more important to lock in today’s relatively low interest rates and low home prices, rather than to hope for a further break in prices in the future.

Please give the BassGroup a call if we can be of any assistance in determining how much home you can afford in today’s market.

Within the past few months we’ve seen a large amount of economic news that has not been kind to most of us. We’ve seen wild swings in the stock market, a government that continues to chase the snowball downhill and one that will continue to do what it can until it somehow gets in-front of the market once again. We’ve seen mortgage rates go up, come down, go up and come down once again. However, rates have continued to sit between 5-6% for a while now, which in anyones book is a great rate. We’ve seen international markets, and entire countries, struggle with the same issues we have here in the US. All of this has served to keep many real estate investors sitting on the sidelines while waiting to see how low it will all go.

The reality is that you can’t time the market. Very few people have ever had great success at doing just that. Most of the time you either miss the peak and start buying and/or selling on the way down, or you miss the bottom of the market and jump back in as prices start to increase. Real estate runs in cycles. In South Florida we’ve been blessed to miss a lot of the highs and lows seen in other parts of the country over the years. The real goal for investors is in buying real estate that makes sense of the long term. The markets will rise again and the motivation and flexibility that sellers afford buyers today will be long gone and real estate will once again regain its good name as being the best long term investment available.

Now I’m not talking about the speculators that drove the frenzied markets of 2000 to 2005. What I’m talking about is the investor that sees the sense in buying a piece of property that with 20 -30% down payment will positive cash flow and over the years will provide them with equity build up and excellent tax benefits in addition to appreciation. The appreciation will return positive…. so this market gives you the best chance to optimize all the factors of investing in real estate.

Although many investors, ourselves included, have been hurt to varying degrees by the turnaround in real estate values, it does not change the fact that today’s market represents one of the most incredible opportunities to make money buying and holding real estate. There are some “buys” out there that are simply incredible. Whether you buy a “short sale” or a foreclosed property, or one that is just a great value from a seller that has to move, there are properties that easily meet all the criteria above.

In the past few weeks we have once again been involved with purchases that had multiple offers. Yes… you read that correctly! When a property is priced well (under market value) and is seen as a good opportunity it does not last long and draws the attention of buyers and investors. As we tell our sellers “You’re in a price war and a beauty contest”. For the sellers that want to win that contest they have to be priced well and be in good condition. For investors it a great time to take advantage of this market.

Contact Gail to find out what some of the great buys in today’s market are!